Cybersecurity
Agencies need to get creative to save money, meet security requirements
Although agencies will have to spend money to meet OMB security directives, officials say they can and should find ways to reduce the costs.
People
Justice, OPM send observers to polling places
The Justice Department and the Office of Personnel Management sent more than 850 observers to 69 jurisdictions in 22 states.
People
EPA official tries to allay library fears
“All unique EPA material from all the recently closed physical libraries will be digitized in the next several weeks,” Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock wrote in an online message.
Cybersecurity
Reality of HSPD-12 settles in
A deadline passes, but agencies still must secure federal buildings and IT systems.
People
New push for a transformation of FOIA processing
Some say Gonzales’ new report should make Congress more receptive to needed reforms
Cybersecurity
DHS: All but 3 countries meet visa waiver deadline
Visa Waiver Program countries' newly issued passports must contain a contactless chip with the passport holder’s biographical information and a biometric identifier.
People
Senators push to reopen EPA libraries
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) are circulating a letter in support of maintaining public access to library collections and services.
Modernization
A message worth saving
E-mail archiving and performance management tools gain favor as the volume and importance of electronic messages grows.
Cybersecurity
VA reports new data loss
The department awarded Identity Force, a provider of identity theft solutions, a contract to provide protection against possible lost data that goes back to the 1970s.
Cybersecurity
IRS' modernization needs better tracking, IG says
The IRS is not checking audit trails on the Customer Account Data Engine because only a limited number of users have permission to access the system, a report states.
People
Lawmakers say EPA’s numbers don’t add up
GAO agrees to review agency’s plans for digitizing documents its regulators use
People
SBA to redefine small-business size
Administrator Steven Preston tells agency heads that a new regulation will revise the rules regarding contractor reporting and certification of small-business size status.
People
GAO criticizes DHS for purchase card abuse
GAO reports that more than 100 laptop computers purchased with cards that DHS issued after hurricanes Rita and Katrina are missing and presumed stolen.
Modernization
SEC unveils contract for new EDGAR
Keane Federal Systems has won a $48 million contract to redesign and build the SEC’s primary system for accepting company filings and providing information to investors.
People
OPM awards third Retirement Systems Modernization contract
The Office of Personnel Management selected Integic, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, to digitize federal employee retirement records.
People
GAO proposes to block public access to audit interviews
The agency cites a desire to ensure cooperation from nervous agencies during investigations as a reason to keep the interviews under wraps.
People
‘Ransom’ demand pays for free maps
USGS policies made biker think creatively about getting maps.
People
Sprehe: Saving vs. managing e-mail
The test of a good e-mail archiving system is how efficiently and accurately it retrieves information.
People
DOJ seeks to expand scope of fingerprint record system
The federal government wants to retain fingerprints collected from a broader range of cases, including nonserious offenses and serious adult and juvenile offenses.
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